Released on = April 26, 2007, 11:45 am

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Press Release Summary = Lorena Ochoa knocks Sorenstam from top spot in Rolex
Rankings. LPGA Tour news at WorldGolf.com

Press Release Body = From WorldGolf.com News Services,
Golf Publisher Syndications

Despite there being no LPGA Tour event last week, Lorena Ochoa overtook Annika
Sorenstam as the No. 1 women\'s golfer in the world yesterday in the Rolex Rankings

Ochoa moved 0.14 average points ahead of Sorenstam, making her only the second
player to hold the No. 1 ranking in women\'s golf since the rankings were introduced
last year and Sorenstam surged to the top spot.

Ochoa could have wrestled the ranking away earlier this season with wins at the
Kraft Nabisco Championship or Ginn Open, but she came up short at both. However,
top-10 finishes in five of six starts this season, including a win at the Safeway
International, were enough for Ochoa to realize the climb to No. 1 she started last
year.

Ochoa had a brilliant 2006 season, winning six times and capturing her first LPGA
Tour Player of the Year award, shifting her pursuit of reaching No. 1 from dream to
achievable reality.

\"I have been dreaming of getting to that position for many, many years,\" Ochoa said.
\"I have been getting closer and closer with each year. Finally this year, it could
happen. I am right there, close and playing good. I am going to keep it going and
get to the top.\"

That Sorenstam has been off the LPGA Tour with a back injury and won\'t return for at
least three weeks has helped Ochoa. And Ochoa could extend her lead over Sorenstam
this week with another good finish at the Corona Morelia Championship in her native
Mexico.

A strong performance looks likely, judging by her past play in Mexico. At last
year\'s Corona, Ochoa shot three straight rounds in the 60s, including a
course-record 64 on Saturday, for a five-shot win.
\"For me, it\'s like a U.S. Open, being able to play in my country and win in front of
my people,\" she said at the time.


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April 25, 2007
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